Loyd Auerbach, MS., is a well-known parapsychologist with 42 years of experience in the field and a focus on education, field investigations, and media portrayals of the paranormal. He is Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations, President of the Forever Family Foundation, and Vice-president of the Board of Directors of the Rhine Research Center. He is one of two principal instructors of online Parapsychology courses for the Rhine Education Center, an Adjunct Professor at Atlantic University, and has taught numerous graduate courses at JFK University (now National University). He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Windbridge Research Center. He holds a Master of Science degree in Parapsychology degree from JFK University.

Auerbach is the author or co-author of 9 paranormal-topic books for the general public including ESP Wars: East & West, Psychic Dreaming, and the classic ESP, Hauntings and Poltergeists: A Parapsychologist’s Handbook. He is a co-author of the first in a paranormal mystery series, Near Death: A Raney/Daye Investigation. A second novel in the series is due out mid-year.

His media appearances number in the thousands, including New Thinking Allowed, Oprah, The UnXplained, Larry King Live, The Today Show, and ESPN’s SportsCenter. He performs as professional mentalist Professor Paranormal and is a Past President of the Psychic Entertainers Association. He’s also earned a certificate as a Professional Chocolatier. Auerbach lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.